Looking beyond stenosis: unmasking vasospastic angina through comprehensive invasive assessment
Centre for Innovative Medical Education, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Students’ Scientific Group of the Centre for Innovative Medical Education, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Applied Science in Nowy Sacz, Poland
2nd Clinical Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Applied Science in Nowy Sacz, Poland
Centre for Invasive Cardiology, Electrotherapy and Angiology, Nowy Sacz, Poland
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